[NFBWV-Talk] Fwd: WV Earns National Award for Limited E-Voting Initiative

Sat Mar 13 20:42:48 UTC 2021

thank you everyone. We did work very hard as a team but I was the initial
person because I just couldn’t let it go by without it being fixed. i’m
proud of the part I played in this and I so appreciate all the work Karen
and Ed did.

I know a lot of people have a lot of feelings and ideas about me but truly,
my heart was in the right place even if I didn’t do everything always
correctly. My heart is with the blind and that everybody gets what I got
from NFB. I hope you all remember that about me.

On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 3:39 PM Karen McDonald via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Charlene, Ed said he had intended to write the same sentiment, but since
> you did, he said he thought that was adequate.   Sheri was a very integral
> part of that process.
>
> Peace
> Karen
>
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> via NFBWV-Talk
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 5:26 PM
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> Cc: cs.nfbwv <cs.nfbwv at frontier.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBWV-Talk] Fwd: WV Earns National Award for Limited
> E-Voting Initiative
>
> Actually Marcus, we have our then President, Sheri, to thank for making
> this happen. She was the one who initially picked up the phone and called
> the secretary of states office to let them know that the forms were in
> accessible. She then gave them the name of adding Karen to help with this
> process and say our Jaws users. Thanks for the good teamwork everyone.
> Charlene
>
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> From: NFBWV-Talk <nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Marcus
> Soulsby (NFBWV) via NFBWV-Talk <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 5:09:54 PM
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> Cc: Marcus Soulsby (NFBWV) <msoulsby at nfbwv.org>
> Subject: [NFBWV-Talk] Fwd: WV Earns National Award for Limited E-Voting
> Initiative
>
> Everyone,
>
> Please read this exciting news below on the accolades that West Virginia
> has won and the notice we have received concerning our efforts to make
> elections more accessible.
>
> We have won recognition on a national scale in large part due to efforts
> by our organization, especially folks like Ed and Karen McDonald who worked
> very closely with the Secretary of State’s office to see this  come to
> fruition .
>
> We are making a difference.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Sheri Koch <slk8332015 at gmail.com>
> > Date: March 4, 2021 at 2:42:34 PM EST
> > To: Marcus Soulsby <msoulsby at nfbwv.org>
> > Subject: Fwd: FW: WV Earns National Award for Limited E-Voting
> > Initiative
> >
> > 
> > see below
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> > From: Brittany Westfall <Bwestfall at wvsos.com>
> > Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 2:25 PM
> > Subject: FW: WV Earns National Award for Limited E-Voting Initiative
> > To: slk8332015 at gmail.com <slk8332015 at gmail.com>
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> > From: West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner <wvsosmw at wvsos.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 1:33 PM
> > To: Mike Queen <MQueen at wvsos.com>
> > Subject: WV Earns National Award for Limited E-Voting Initiative
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> > From The Office of
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> > West Virginia Secretary of State
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> > Mac Warner
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> > For Immediate Release:
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> > March 4, 2021
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> > West Virginia Earns National Award!
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> > U.S. Election Assistance Commission recognizes West Virginia for
> > electronic access to ballot box for voters with certain physical
> > disabilities
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> > Charleston, W. Va. –  The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
> announced today that the WV Secretary of State's Office won the national
> 2020 Clearinghouse Awards, also known as the “Clearie” Awards, for best
> practices in election administration.
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> > The EAC gave the award to West Virginia for its critical role in the
> implementation of Senate Bill 94, which offers a safe, accessible and
> secure voting alternative to in-person voting for voters with qualifying
> physical disabilities. With the support of disability rights organizations
> at every level, Secretary of State Mac Warner coordinated with legislators
> to facilitate the bill’s unanimous passage in January of 2020.
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> > Secretary Warner's office worked closely with Disability Rights of West
> Virginia and the National Federation of the Blind of WV to ensure the
> system was accessible and to help educate the public on the new option. As
> a result of the awareness campaign, 271 qualified voters living with a
> physical disability were able to vote independently, securely, and
> privately in the 2020 General Election using a secure electronic absentee
> ballot process.
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> > "West Virginia is proud to continue our bipartisan effort to eliminate
> barriers to the ballot box. The success of our electronic voting initiative
> for voters with disabilities is a result of working closely with our
> legislature, the governor and our county clerks," said Secretary of State
> Mac Warner. "We appreciate the EAC recognizing West Virginia's leadership
> in this arena."
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> > CLICK HERE to read more about West Virginia's limited e-voting
> initiative.
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> > CLICK HERE to see a video of how West Virginia's limited e-voting
> initiative works.
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> > Established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), the EAC is
> charged with serving as a clearinghouse for election administration
> information. To further this mission, the EAC launched the Clearies in 2016
> to promote best practices in elections and celebrate the accomplishments of
> election officials.
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> > The Award categories included innovation in election administration;
> improving accessibility for voters with disabilities; best practices in
> recruiting, training, and retaining poll workers; and creative and original
> “I Voted” sticker design. The EAC also announced a new category this year
> for innovation in election cybersecurity and technology.
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> > Winners of the Award were selected by two independent panels of election
> officials from the EAC’s advisory boards.
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> > “This year we are pleased to receive a record-breaking number of Clearie
> Award submissions, more than tripling the 2019 submissions,” said EAC
> Chairman Donald Palmer. “The number of Clearie submissions highlights that
> even though this was a challenging election year, officials continue to
> modernize and develop programming that will serve as helpful best practices
> for the coming years. The job of an election official is never done, and we
> hope to see even more submissions and exceptional examples in 2021."
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> > Palmer continued, "These best practices are valuable resources as
> officials continue to administer elections during the pandemic and for
> years to come.”
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> > Now in its fifth year, the Clearie awards recognize the innovative
> efforts of election officials across America. Entries were judged based on
> each initiative’s depiction of positive results, innovation,
> sustainability, outreach efforts, cost-effectiveness, and replicability.
> More information about each awardee is available on the EAC’s website.
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> > -30-
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> > Media Contact:
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> > Landon Palmer
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> > Assistant Communications Director
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> > (304) 356-2616
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> > lpalmer at wvsos.gov
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> > Visit our office online at wvsos.gov
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> > Register to vote at GoVoteWV.com
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> > Sheri
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Namaste
Sheri
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